historian
nounUK /hɪˈstɔːriən/
US /hɪˈstɔːriən/
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past.
The historian wrote a book about ancient Egypt.
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2. A writer or compiler of a chronicle or narrative history.
As a historian of the medieval period, she relied on original manuscripts.
3. An expert who studies a particular subject's development over time.
He is a historian of science who traces how ideas evolved.
4. A student or scholar of history at a university.
The young historian presented her research at the conference.